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In lugnet.general, James J. Trobaugh writes:
>
> I agree with Larry that we need to becareful not to let the LTCs become a
> competition among each other. I do believe that by looking at what each club • has
> done keeps others motivated to do more. I'd really hate to see it come down • to a
> one club versus another. Some days I become overwhelmed trying to keep up with
> the other clubs, but after I do a show I get all fired up and I'm ready to • build
> some more.
I have to disagree a bit here. As a highly competitive person, I work better
when I feel that I must compete *against* somebody. Competition really does
drive innovation and pushes the envelope further. As long as it does not
become a destructive competition or foster harsh feelings, competition would
be good.
Personally, I would not be working so hard on my layout if I was not trying
not to be put to shame by Conan's. I want one better than his. That is the
competitive spirit that is going to drive me to put in overtime on my layout.
I would love to have another 3-4 people making layouts this big. Each person
could specialize in an area, trying to make their section better than the
other people's. One could do a harbor, one could have a city, one could make
a mountain scene, etc. I would love to be able to devote my entire layout to
2 sections of what a show would need and let others specialize in other
areas. Competing against eachother helps us to raise the bar, which helps us
compete against the real rival - model trains.
After all is said and done, I want everyone to make better layouts. Just like
the new Supercar is more complex than to former, we should have a natural
progression of making better and better layouts, and we all can benefit from
the fruits of competition.
Mike
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